This book was okay. A couple of 'new' thoughts that I hadn't looked at before, but if you've read one book about finding inner joy or peace, this one would be mostly comparable to any of the others. Joy is a choice. Joy is a habit. The enemy of our souls longs to steal it by any means necessary. It then becomes a fight to hang on to it. In Christ. These battles can only be won in Christ. I would much quicker recommend Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer along with the accompanying workbook. But, this book was ok. Kay Warren writes with beautiful honesty. I have highlighted so much throughout these pages, and this paragraph brought a realization to me that I can't wait for everything in life to be perfect before I decide to be joyful: "Yet sometimes moments are all we have. You and I can decide that we have this moment, and we will choose to love it. We're not denying that we have problems. We're not saying our lives are wrapped neatly with a bow on top and we have everything figured out. It just means that this moment is a gift from God, and we will cherish it. We will love it." I'll be returning to and rereading this book for years to come.
What do You think about Choose Joy: Because Happiness Isn't Enough (2013)?
I appreciated her definition of joy and the image of the train tracks.
—Miller142
practical and speaking from her experience and her heart.
—meghan
Very clear presentation of what we look for in life...
—Tiana
